Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is in line to become the club’s best-paid player.
The England international returned to action against Fulham recently after a lengthy lay-off with a hamstring injury to a raptuous reception from the Emirates Stadium and has played in both Arsenal games since.
With time ticking on his current contract, however, the club are keen to tie him down – and are pulling out all the stops to ensure that he remains in N5.
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Saka has been at Arsenal since the age of six years old, and since breaking into Unai Emery’s team in 2018, has established himself as one of the best players in the world, with FourFourTwo ranking him at no.3 in our list of the best right wingers in the world right now.
Saka last signed a long-term deal back in 2023, but has recently gone on record to say, he “wants to win wearing this badge”, with manager Mikel Arteta noting via the BBC that his no.7 is “very committed to the club [and] obviously has very deep roots connected to this football club”.
TBR Football’s chief correspondent and transfer expert Graeme Bailey has reported that Arsenal’s new sporting director Andrea Berta would like to tie Saka’s new deal up before the summer – and that an offer of £300,000-a-week will be tabled.
According to Capology, Kai Havertz is currently the club’s highest earner with a weekly wage of £280,000, with Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard close behind.
Saka currently picks up £195,000 a week, with his new salary to push him towards the club’s upper echelons – somewhere close to the £350,000-a-week extension that former Gunners record signing Mesut Ozil reportedly penned in 2018.
FourFourTwo understands that William Saliba is also a priority for the Gunners to extend, with the centre-back likely to be offered a similar wage.
There is no indication even that Saka could possibly leave Arsenal this summer or next, with no desire from his side for another challenge.
The 23-year-old is worth €150 million, according to Transfermarkt. Arsenal travel to Real Madrid this week as Champions League action resumes with the second leg of the quarter-finals.
